Apparatus for sticking stamps.



P. KASPAR. APPARATUS FOR STIGKING STAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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APPARATUS FOR STICKING STAMPS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 1113,1 1'? 1914,, Application filed June 3, 1912. Serial No. 701,436.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ KAsrAn, a subjcct of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, and resident of Prague, II, 1487, Austria-Hun gary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Sticking 'tamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for sticking postage and other stamps.

his apparatus is constructed in such a manner that by applying it once on the place of destination of the stamp the said place is moistened and immediately afterward the stamp brought on the said place and pressed upon it.

The accompanying drawings f example show raised position In order to prevent this spring from being bent during the compression, a sleeve is provided in the and another sleeve in the upper he pressure member the spring being guided between these two sleeves.

Removably connected with the lower wall of the casing 1 is a die shaped casing 12. To this efiect the casing 4; has been arovided with a guide for instance with a T shaped or dovetailed groove 13 while the casing 12 carries a correspondingly shaped extension 1 1 (Figs. 2, 3, 6) so that the easing 12 can be slid in the apparatus sidewise in the direction of the arrow V. he casing a is provided inside with a yielding pin 15 while the extension 14 carries a depression 16 whereby the working position of the easwhen a moderate casing in the di pin is raised and given by three forms of emand in these elevation view form of embodiment of the apof the first arrow H the paratus. Figs. 2 and 3 show two axial secfrees the casing thus allowing of its being tions of same. Figs. 4: and 5 show two slid outward. hslounted inside the casing horizontal sections and Fig. 6 is adetail is a two armed spring 17 therounded ends view while Figs. 7-10 show the function of of which project from the casing. Slid on this form of embodiment.

The stamp sticking apparatus as shown by Figs. 1-5 comprises as essential parts a framework A carrying a pressure member B slid on it from above, a tiltable air pump 0 a moistening device D and a small box E intended to receive the block of stamps F. The framework A comprises two parallel vertical walls 1 and 2 which are bent at their lateral edges 1 and 2 and are connected with each other at the bottom by means of a frame shaped base plate 3 and at the top by means of a casing 4. These vertical walls are provided besides with vertical slots 5 and 6. he pressure member has the shape of a prismatic casing open at its bottom and surrounding the framework without any clearing space and is guided at the borders or edges 1 and 2 (Figs. 1, 3, 5), the lateral walls 7 and 8 of the said pressure members being extended downward. Mounted in these 10 which pass through the slots (Fig. 3) and thus serve to make the desired connection between the framework A. and the pressure member B as well as to support the air pump C presently to be described. Inserted between the casing 4 and the upper wall of the pressure member is a powerful helical spring 11 which hasa tendency to hold the pressure member in its the casing 12 in a removable manner is asmall prismatic box E which by the spring box is inwardly bent at two opposite edges 18 of its lower border to such an extent that the block of stamps F may be held inside the box while the lowermost stamp the image carrying side of which is facing downward, is always accessible from below and can easily be sucked off b order to insert apparatus the block of stamps in the small box and imprisoned h (Fig. 6 box E, s k 12 are slid into the apparatus in a horizontal direction V, the pin 15 jerking into the depression 16 thus locking the block of stamps in its working position. I

e air ump C is formed of the pump cylinder 19, the piston 20 and the valve 21. he pump cylinder 19 is provided with a horizontal carrying wall 22 by means of which as well as of the bolts 9 and 10 it is coupled with the pressure member B so that when this pressure member is moved, the cylinder performs in turn a downwardly and upwardly directed motion. The wall downward or upward motion arrives at an enlarged part- 6 of the slot when the 22 is provided with a trident 23 (Figs. 3 lever 45 through the medium of arms 44 and 8) and on the adjacent wall 1 of the and screws, the lever is positioned outside framework two pins 24 are secured in such the framework A respectively in the space a manner that when the trident during the 46 (Figs. 3 and between the wall 1 of the framework and the borders 1 and the 70 pressure members'B; it is guided in a suit-, able manner and suspended by means of a pin 47 from. an elongated slot 48 of the framework in such amanner that it is adapted to oscillate in the directions of the 75 arrows II and IV and to be shifted down ward and upward (directions I and II) to a certain extent (Fig. 2). Secured to the lever is a pin 49 which slides'in the bent these pins the pump cylinder is rotated 180. On the other hand a screw 25 is screwed into the wall 22 this screw serving to guide the pump cylinder in the slot 6 and engaging pump cylinder is rotated.

The piston 20 of the pump forms a projecting sleeve which is mounted in the pump cylinder so as to be prevented from rotating. It carries at its top a perforated dish shaped member 26 in which an india-rubber plate 27 provided with an elongated hole 28 has been mounted. Positioned between the bottom of the cylinder and the disk or dish 26 of the piston is a helical spring 29 which has a tendency to push the piston out of the cylinder.

The valve 21 is mounted in the lower cylind-er head, the box of this valve being sufficiently large to fill the inner chamber of the pump cylinder to the effect to reduce the clearance space. The valve box is provided with two passages 31 and 32 (Fig. 2) which are parallel to the axis of the pump cylinder a manner that the oblique part of the slot produces the oscillation of the lever while when the said pin is engaged in the upper vertical part 51 of the slot no oscillation of the lever takes place. Inside the pressure 35 member a spring 53 is anchored to the bolt 52 this spring sliding at its opposite end at the edge 1 of the framework and being provided with two bends 54 and which produce the downward and upward sliding mo tion of the lever and the moistening device respectively.

The function of the whole apparatus is as follows: When the parts of the apparatus A and communicate with each other at 30, the occupy their position of rest or when the passage 31 opening out downward into the apparatus is placed upon the place of.desti atmosphere while the other passage 32 nation of the stamp (Figs. 1 and 3) the opens out at 33 into the cylinder chamber. pressure memberB raised by the spring 11 The passage 32 contains the valve ball 34 and the ,india-rubber plate 27 of the pump or similar member positioned between 30 C is pressed by the spring 29 against the and 33 this valve ball or equivalent engagblock of stamps F the valve ball 34 or its ing a seat, the passage being tightly closed equivalent closing the inner space of the at its top by means of a screw 35. pump. The cushion 39 is not applied VVhen in the'position of rest (Figs. 1-3) against the surface of the paper but is at the spring 29 presses the piston together a certain distance above this surface. When with the india-rubber plate against the block the pressure member B is pressed downof stamps and the valve 21 is closed (Fig.2) ward the bent part 54 of the spring first so that the chamber of the cylinder is closed forces the lever 45 downward; thus the enon both sides. tire moistening apparatus is pushed down- As already stated the base plate 3 of the ward until the cushion 39 arrives at the frame-work has received the shape of a paper (direction of arrow 1, Fig. 2) and is frame and the moistening device D has been applied against the said surface by the acarranged immediately above the opening of tion of spring 43. Immediately afterward the frame. This moistening device is comthe pin 49 arrives in the oblique part 50 osed of a water reservoir 36 and a wick 37 of the slot. whereby the lever 45 together 5 The latter projects from the water reserwith the water reservoir and the cushion apvoir through an elongated hole above which plied against the paper are caused to oscila strip or rail 38 is secured by means of late (direction of arrow II, Figs. 2, 7 and 8) screws in such a manner that by pressing so that the place of destination of the stamp the strip or rail to a more or lessgreat exis uniformly moistened with water. Figs. 12 tent against the wick the suction effect of 7 and 8 show by way of example a position the latter is controlled. The wick is enthe moistening device assumes during its larged at its opposite end so as to form a oscillatory motion while Figs. 9 and 10 repnarrow cushion 39 which is, mounted into a resent the terminal position. But in the metallic frame 40. This frame is carried by meanwhile the pressure memberB acts also 12 means ofv a fork shaped carrier 41 in a ro-. upon the pump cylinder 19 which at the betatory manner in the bearings 42 which'are ginning of the pressing'down moves downsecured to the top of the water reservoir. ward along a straight line while the piston The carrier is influenced by a helical spring 20 remains applied with the india-rubber 43.. The water reservoir is secured on a plate 27 against the block of stamps under 1f;

slot 50-51 of the pressure member Bin such 1 continue adhering to g the action of the spring 29; consequently the stamp causes this place to be moistened e inclosed space or chamber of the cyland the stamp to be stuck thereon. The

vacuum the lowermost stamp is caused to the india-rubber plate and is removed from the block Fig. 8). tterward the trident 23 engages the pins 4- by means of which the entire pump together with the lowermost stamp f is rotated 180; the middle position of the pump during this rotation has been shown by Fig. By the by when the pump assumes this position, the pin 49 arrives in the vertical part 51 of the slot and the moistening device arrives the place of destination of the stamp has een moistened and freed.

uring the further pressing down of the pressure member the stamp, its gummed side arrives on the place of destination which has been moistened, the

stamp destination under the action of the spring 29. It will be readily understood that during this motion the pump space or chamber again bevalve ball 34 not b its seat falls under the action of weight (Fig. 10).

stamp stuck in position, the cylinder chamher is first increased in size but without eX- erting any action upon the stamp because thrown upward, assumes a vertical position and is pressed action of the spring 11 against the During this phase the the cylinder is again reduced in size the excess of air escaping from the cylinso that durthe following suction the vacuum is again produced. In t e meanwhile the upper bent part 55 of the spring strikes against the lever 4-5 whereby the latter is raised (direction of arrow Ill, Figs. 2, 10) and the cushion is removed from the paper. Nearly in the position shown by Fig. 9 and which the pump assumes during its backward motion, the pin 49 again arrives in the oblique part 50 of the slot so that during the continuation of the upward motion of the pressure member the lever 45 together with the raised moistening device oscillate back into their starting position in the direction of the arrow without touching the stamp stuck 111 osition. This working is repeated for the sticking of every stamp; a single pressing of the apparatus on the place of destination of small box E is pushed upward in proportion to the consumption of the stamps so that the remaining stamps are always tightly ap plied upon each other; the upward motion is automatically effected by the plate or dish pressing with its projections 56 (Figs. 2, upon the lower border of the small box.

After the stamps have been consumed or when it is desired to employ another sort of stamps the pressure member is pressed down to a certain extent and the block of stamps together with the small box E and tie casing are slid out from the apparatus and slid again into the latter after having been filled with another charge of stamps. In order to facilitate this operation a stationary abutment 57 having a sharpened lower edge 57 has been provided on the framework A and inside the pressure memier a spring 58 provided with a sharpened upper edge 58 been secured which means of a button pressure member. en the spring 58 is pressed inwardly and is pressed down to cutting edges 57 and 58 engage each other (Fig. members of the apparatus are thus in such a position that what pressed downward (as shown by and is not in contact with the block of stamps or the small box E so that the casing and the block of stamps can be slid out of t e apparatus an again inserted into the latter without it being necessary to hold e pressure member Having now fully described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

11 an apparatus for sticking stamps the combination of a framework comprising a base plate, a moistening device, means for pivotaily mounting the said moistening device in the said base plate, a pressure member connected with t e same framework, means for positively connecting said pres sure member with said moistening device, a block of stamps, means for supporting said block of stamps on the said f'amework, an air pump, means for tiltably supporting this air pump in said framework, means for positiv-ely coupling the said air-pump with said pressure member the arrangement being such that during a single application of the apparatus against the place of destination of 1 tie stamp, this place is moistened by the moistening device, then freed again where i after the stamp which has been sucked ofi' the block of stamps by the air pump and is applied against the said moistened place of destination, substanl y as set forth,

valve provided in cylinder is pressed downward while the piston remains applied by its iiidia-rubber plate against the block of stamps under the action of the spring, whereby a partial vacuum is produced in the pump cylinder which partial vacuum causes the lowsaid pump 2; In an apparatus for sticking stamps the combination with the framework 0 a block of stamps, means for holding said block of stamps in the said framework, an air pump cylinder, means for supporting the said air pump 0 linder in a rotatory manner in sai framework, a pressure member, means for 'ermost stamp to be removed from'the block slidingly connecting this pressure member of stamps, while, when the pump has been with said framework, means for positively tilted together with the stamp and after the pump has tination of the stamp wi h a view of sticking the stamp thereto, the said partial vacuum ceases to exist and the valve opens thus allowing the pump to move backward without exerting any further influence on the stamp, substantially as set forth,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

FRANZ KASPAR.

connecting said pressure member with said air pump cylinder, a sleeve shaped piston mounted in said cylinder so as to project therefrom, a perforated india-rubber plate secured to the projecting outer end 0 said piston, a spiral spring adapted to force the said piston outward and to apply the said india-rubber plate against the said block of stamps in the position of rest, a

the said pump cylinder and adapted to close the cylinder chamber when the apparatus is at rest the arrange- VltIiGSSQSi ment being such that at the beginning 0 the MILOSLAV HRUBY,

lowering of the said pressure member, the ADOLPH FISCHER.

a be obtained for flve cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of'iatents,

Washington, D. G.

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